Cydia piperana

Ponderosa pine seedworm moth
Caterpillar overwintering in pith of Pinus ponderosa cone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Grapholitini
Genus: Cydia
Species: C. piperana
Binomial name
Cydia piperana
Kearfott, 1907

Cydia piperana, the ponderosa pine seedworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South-Western North America.

The wingspan is about 19 mm.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Pinus ponderosa and Pinus jefferyi.

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